1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Charles R. Davis (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Mark Sawyer (R) by 12.0 points.
Charles R. DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%12,122
Mark SawyerRepublican
44.0%9,515
21,637 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET